Bag-frame.



F. A. FULLER.

v BAG FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, I916.

Patented July 10, 1917.

ATTORNEY FRANZ A. FULLER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR'TO TI-IE J. E. MERGOTTOOM- PANY, OF NEWARK, NE'VV JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BAG-LERAME.

Application filed September 8, 1916. Serial No. 119,015

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ A. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baglirames, of which the following is full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

The primary object of this invention is the production of angular bag frames provided with an improved hinge, for bags and purses, and especially for traveling, chatelain and similar bags, which consists in first cutting a blank of the requisite form from sheet metal, said blank comprising a main body portion and hinge members extending at an angle therefrom; and then by means of suitable punches and dies, angling the main body portion and hinge members to form the completed member.

By cutting a blank such as illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings, which subsequently forms the angled hinge member with my improved hinge, illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, distinct and important advantages are gained, the hinge possessing more rigidity and stability than those heretofore made, thereby reducing the amount of breakage in the manufacture of bag frames of this type, and in the subsequent use thereof, to a minimum.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification,

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of a pair of frame members embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a fragmentary view of the sheet metal blank which subsequently forms the angled hinge member with my improved hinge; and

Fig. 3 represents a fragmentary view of my improved angled hinge member.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference characters 1 and 2 indicate a pair of bag frame members, which are hinged or pivotally connected at their lower end portions, as at 3, and as illustrated in the drawings, each of said frame members comprising a main body portion and hinge members extending at an angle therefrom.

Each hinge member extends at an angle from the main body portion of the frame member, is provided with an apertured ear or lug l, which together with the corresponding apertured ear or lug l of the other hinge member, constitutes the hinge, by means of which the frame members 1 and 2 are pivotally connected together. In its preferred form, the apertured ear or lug 4 is rounded at its end, the sides of said ear or lug being parallel to each other and extending at an angle from said hinge member.

In forming the blank of my improved bag frame member, the apertured ear or lug 4 which constitutes my improved hinge, is of approximately uniform width throughout its length, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, thereby producing an apertured ear or lug of approximately uniform width up to the point where it extends from the end of the blank, thereby producing a blank provided with an upwardly and inwardly extending notch 6 adjacent to the apertured ear or lug 4:. By making the apertured ear or lug a of approximately uniform width, more rigidity and stability is imparted thereto than in those heretofore made, and which therefore reduces the amount of breakage in the manufacture of bag frames of this type, and in the subsequent use thereof, to a minimum.

The grain of the metal in the blanked strip from which the completed bag frame member is made, runs lengthwise of the blank, and by forming the apertured ear or lug as illustrated in Fig. :2 of the drawings, it is more diflicult to break the metal at the point marked 8, when the bag frame members are bent beyond the normal open position, for the reason that considerably more metal is provided between the center of the apertured ear or lug f and the point 8.

Experience has demonstrated that the organization above described is a highly efficient one, and while the device described is the preferred embodiment of my present invention, I do not care to restrict myself to the exact details of construction, combination and arrangement herein set forth; it being obvious that minor variations thereof,

not involving the exercise of invention, may

Patented July 10, 1917.

be made by any skilled mechanic, and such departures from What is herein described a pair of bag frame members, means for hinging said bag frame members together, each of said frame members comprising a main body portion and hinge members extending at an angle therefrom, each of said hinge members being provided Withan apertured ear or lug of approximately uniform width throughout its length and extending at an angle from said hinge member and constituting the hinge therefor.

2. A bag frame member comprising a main body portion and hinge membersextending at an angle therefrom, said-"body portion, and hinge members beingv formed from an unbrokenjflat piece of sheet nietal, each of said hinge members being provided With an apertur'ed ear or lug of approximately uniform width throughout its length, and eXtendingat an angle' from saidhinge member, said hinge member adjacent to said apertured ear or lug, being further provided with an upwardly and inwardly extending notch.

3. A bag frame member comprising a main Copies of this patent may be obtained for body portion and hinge members extending at an angle therefrom, said body portion and hinge members being formed from an unbroken flat piece of sheet metal, each of said hingemembers being provided With an aperture'd ear or lug extending at an angle from said hinge member, one side of said hinge member adjacent to said aperture d' ear or lug, being. provided; with an inwardly and upwardly extending notch, the innermost point of the notch extending. above. the cor ners of the hinge members,

4. A bag frame member comprising a main. body portion and hinge, members ex tending at an angle, therefrom, said body portion and hinge members being formed from an unbroken flatpiece of sheet metal, said piece of sheet metal at eaclrend being. provided with an apertured ear or lug ex; tending beyond the corners of said; piece of sheet metal, one side of; said lug extending upwardly beyond the corners of the piece of; sheet metal, thereby, forming, an inwardly and upwardly extending. notch formed by said side of the lug. and the; adjacent corner of the piece of sheet metal.

This specification signed. and witnessed this 25th day of August, 1916;

Zitnesses:

FREDK C. FIsoHER,

CQNKLIN.

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